The East Moline United Panthers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Rock Island Rocks at 4:30 p.m. East Moline United will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
East Moline United will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Sterling, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. East Moline United walked away with a 5-2 victory over Sterling on Tuesday.
Miah Berhenke was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mea Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Rock Island put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Galesburg with a sharp 14-1 win. With that victory, Rock Island brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Alaina Kress, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Maddie Franks, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI.
East Moline United's win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Rock Island, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6.
Thursday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. East Moline United hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .358. However, it's not like Rock Island struggles in that department as they've averaged .317. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
East Moline United couldn't quite finish off Rock Island in their previous meeting back in April and fell 7-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rock Island's Maddie Carroll, who pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Now that East Moline United knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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